Magox Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 How is the proposed plan an entitlement? Oh Gawd!
DC Tom Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 How is the proposed plan an entitlement? Are you kidding? The very premise behind it is that everyone is entitled to health insurance.
X. Benedict Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 How is the proposed plan an entitlement? By definition.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 I know I am gonna get flamed. I for one thing we need a little less choice. I think we have too much choice nowadays. DUCK... Incoming!
buckeyemike Posted August 20, 2009 Author Posted August 20, 2009 Are you kidding? The very premise behind it is that everyone is entitled to health insurance. Again, health care is not an entitlement. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are. That's it. And for those who wish to flame me, none of those three items in the above sentence include health care. If you're going for such an entitlement, you might as well include food, shelter, and free beer for all.
DC Tom Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are. That's it. No, those are rights. Not entitlements.
buckeyemike Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 No, those are rights. Not entitlements. Tom is correct, as he usually is. Thanks for clarifying. Guess there are no entitlements, then. Or a right to health care.
Gene Frenkle Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Oh Gawd! Are you kidding? The very premise behind it is that everyone is entitled to health insurance. By definition. Fair enough, I guess I didn't fully understand the meaning of the term. It's certainly an entitlement for those who aren't able to pay, but are instead free riders on the public plan. Is it an entitlement for those who pay for a private or the public plan? It seems more of a requirement for the majority of people, but maybe that's the same thing. I should know better than to show any weakness or lack of knowledge in front of the pack.
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